Hold-down clip for electric lighting fixtures



June 20, 1939. e. E. OREMUS HOLD-DOWN CLIP FOR ELECTRIC LIGI ITING FIXTURE Filed Oct. 28, 1936 INVENTOR y Ewes! Oremag ATTORNEY Patented June 20, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOLD-DOWN CLIP FOR. ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURES Application October 28, 1936, Serial No. 108,045

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in electric lighting fixture of the so-called wall bracket type and more particularly the invention is concerned with fixtures of the kind wherein the arm which bears the lamp is formed with a channel to accommodate the wire which leads to the socket of the said lamp.

The principal object of the invention is an electric lighting fixture of the type generally described in which provision is made for holding the wire which is arranged in the channel of the arm of the fixture in such a position that it is concealed from view, this object contemplating the use of a clip which is so designed that it may be employed in connection with standard fixtures. I

A further object is to provide a clip which ma be applied with facility and which will not impair the insulation of the wire.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a view partially in elevation and partially in section of a fixture embodying the features of the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section taken along line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the clip.

Figure 4 is a similar view illustrating the clip as it appears in Figure 1.

The fixture illustrated in Figure 1 is of the Wall bracket type. It includes a socket 5 for a lamp a diffuser 1 being suitably secured to the socket 5 and carrying a shade 8. The lamp thus provided is adapted to be mounted upon a suitable supporting surface by a bracket 9 which comprises a plate l0 and an arm H. The lower end of the arm ll fits in a shallow recess. I2 which is formed in the plate Ill and is secured therein by a screw l3. The latter passes through an opening 14 which is formed in an elevated portion l5 of the plate It) and is screwed into a suitable opening formed in the arm II. The socket 5 is connected to power by a wire [6. The latter is arranged in a channel I! which is formed in the arm II, the said wire entering the channel through an opening 18 which is formed in the elevated portion l5 of the plate ID.

Means is provided for holding the wire l6 within the channel l'l so that it will remain concealed from view. The said means comprises a clip l9 which, at the outset, is of the shape shown in Figure 3. The clip may be of metal or any other suitable material. As illustrated, it in' cludes a body portion 2|] which is formed with holes 2| and 22 and a tongue 23.

During the assembling operations the body portion 20 of the clip is arranged in the recess l2 so that the holes 2| and 22 thereof register with the openings [4 and I8, respectively, formed in the plate [0. The arm H is then arranged in the recess 12 over the body portion of the clip l9 and the parts are secured together by the screw I3. Thereafter the wire 16 is passed through the openings [8 and 22, that portion of the wire between the plate Ill and the socket 5 being pushed down into the channel ll- The wire i6 is held in this position by the tongue 23 which is bent down upon it as best shown in Figure 1. The hole 22 is preferably of a greater diameter than the Wire l6 and. it is formed so as to provide weakened portions 24 (Figures 3 and 4), whereby as the tongue is forced downwar-dly upon the wire H5 in the manner described it will bend along a line which passes through the said portions. Owing to the size of the hole 22 and the elevation of the line along which the clip bends the wire I6 is not pinched. As a result of this and the relatively large contact area which is provided by the tongue 23 injury to the insulation is avoided.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the clip can be readily applied to a standard fixture as the parts of the latter are assembled, the same fastening means which is employed to secure the arm H to the plate it being available to secure the clip to the bracket. After the parts are assembled and the tongue 23 has been bent upon the wire It in the manner describe-d'the entire clip will be concealed from view. It will not, therefore, detract from the appearance of the fixture.

I claim:

1. The combination with a fixture of the kind having a lamp which is carried by an arm, a socket for said lamp, a plate for mounting said arm upon a supporting surface, and fastening means for securing said arm to said plate, said arm being formed with a channel in which the wire leading to said socket is arranged, of a clip which is secured between said plate and arm by said means, said clip having an opening through which said wire passes and being formed with a tongue which extends in the direction of the length of said wire and which is adapted to engage said wire and hold it in said channel.

2. The combination with a fixture of the kind having a lamp which is carried by an an-gularly extending arm, a socket for said lamp which is carried by one end of said arm, a plate for mounting said arm upon a supporting surface,

and fastening means for securing the opposite end of said arm to said plate, said arm being formed with a channel in which the wire leading to said socket is arranged, of a clip which is secured between said plate and arm by said fastening means, said clip having one opening through which said fastening means passes and a second opening through which said wire passes and being formed with a tongue which extends in the direction of the length of said Wire and which is pressed against said wire to hold it in said channel, said second opening providing weakened portions along which said clip is bent as said tongue is pressed against said Wire for the purpose described.

3. The combination with a fixture of the kind opening in said plate, said wire passing through 10 both of said openings, said clip being formed with a tongue which extends in the direction of the length of said wire and which engages said wire to hold it in said channel.

GEORGE ERNEST OREMUS. 

